2017 energy storage ranking

The year started with a solar-plus-storage record: AES inked a contract for a Kauai project at 11 cents per kilowatt-hour. The facility will combine 28 megawatts of solar photovoltaic capacity with 20 megawatts of 5-hour-duration batteries, producing 11 percent of the island's. New York authorized its utilities to make money by avoiding more expensive grid upgrades. Some of these non-wires alternatives utilize batteries, like the Marcus Garvey. Legacy energy companies snapped up storage startups throughout the year. It started with Demand Energy's acquisition by European utility. It's a lot easier to talk about virtual power plants than to build one. This year, though, some sizable real projects gained steam. Advanced Microgrid Solutions launched the first phase of its flagship deal with Southern California. Solar-plus-storage has inspired eager chatter for some time now, but this year companies finally started to follow through on the premise. The.